Category Archives: classics

Is There FAIRness in the World?

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

 Is there a place that you have traveled to when you were younger that you wish you could visit again? You can pretty much read Elaine’s Wednesday post, with some of Patty’s from Monday and Angie’s from Tuesday, since they … Continue reading →

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Went With the Wind

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

“Went With the Wind” was the title of the hilarious Carol Burnett lampoon of the famous Civil War saga, but Margaret Mitchell or her editors would probably would have named the book that today. Why? Because “gone” seems to be … Continue reading →

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Up My Alleyn

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

(I wrote a view and it was good, but I when I cut, it did not paste, so now I must do this work in haste.) If you log into YouTube, they make many suggestions based on your watch history. … Continue reading →

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Quo Vadis?

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Once again, family took my time and attention and I ran late for a review, until nearly 1 AM  yesterday morning my time when, just before bed, I checked in to see if the latest post by The Hound had gone … Continue reading →

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Which Witcher?

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

If you tried to watch the series “The Witcher” last year and found it too graphic, I won’t blame you if you ran away. The only reason why I watched it at all was by recommendation from a YouTuber that … Continue reading →

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An Absolute Favorite Book of Mine

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

When we discussed books that were introduced to because of our children and grandchildren, I had more than enough to mention, so I omitted one.Actually, I found it by myself because it had the seal of the Newberry Award on … Continue reading →

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Like a Kid Again

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

When I proposed this week’s topic “Tell us about books that you have introduced to by your children/grandchildren”, it was because we had already touched upon just about every angle related to books we loved as children, and I realized … Continue reading →

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Grandma, Have You Read…

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Friday Fox asked, “Tell us about books that you have been introduced to by your children/grandchildren.” One of my greatest blessings is knowing that my kids, grandkids, and two great-granddaughters  ALL love books. Specific titles often appear on Christmas … Continue reading →

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Leaf By Niggle

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

I thought that I had exhausted all of the Tolkien available, but while perusing audiobooks a short time ago  I ran across this story and it hit straight to my heart. It struck me so much that although I have … Continue reading →

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Legacy

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

The Hound posed this week’s question: If you could be remembered (as an author) for only ONE of your books… which book would you choose. Why that one? I have not pushed to have my manuscripts published, (I know, I … Continue reading →

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